Bruces Island

Bruces Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bruces Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bruces Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.47489, -104.45569. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bruces Island

• Writing Rock Park · park · Divide · ~69 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~3 km
• Medicine Lake · lake · Williams · ~5 km
• Medicine Lake Refuge Number 4 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~5 km
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Dewey Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Dam Number 1 · lake · Sheridan · ~10 km
• Neiser Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~13 km
• Dam Number 10 · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Dam Number 6 · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Homestead Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~15 km
• Engstrom Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~16 km
• Medicine Structure Dam · lake · Roosevelt · ~17 km
• Medicine Lake Refuge Number 11 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
• Medicine Lake Refuge Number 12 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~20 km
• Cornhuskers Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~23 km
• Black Out Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~24 km
• Freske Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~26 km

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bruces Island

• Youngs Island · river spot · Sheridan · ~2 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Sheridan · ~6 km
• Big Island · river spot · Sheridan · ~8 km
• McKell Island · river spot · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~102 km
• Appleby Island · river spot · Surprise Valley No. 9 · ~103 km
• Buella Island · river spot · Richland · ~123 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Richland · ~125 km
• Seven Sisters Island · river spot · Richland · ~128 km
• Crittenden Island · river spot · Richland · ~138 km
• Elk Island · river spot · Richland · ~140 km

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